European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday february 6, 1969 congressional of weeded air Force triples budget for Bachelor housing by Marc ii ets a Washington Bureau chief Washington is Theair Force is planning to triple  spending for Bachelor office Rand enlisted housing in the . And overseas in fiscal year 1970if Congress approves and pro Vides the Money requested in the defense department budget. It. Gen. John w. Carpenter Iii Deputy chief of staff for air Force personnel said the construction program to begin july 1, represents another significant step in efforts to improve the lot of military  the budget request includes a item for the construction or improvement of 23,300 adequate dormitory spaces for enlisted men and 1,140 adequate Bachelor officer quarters worldwide. Most of the construction willbe in the ., but included Are plans for 360 enlisted dormitory spaces at Raf upper Heyford and 300 at Raf Miklen Hall England and 432 at Misawa air base Japan. In addition a new laundry and dry cleaning Facil Ity at san Vito Italy and Theair conditioning of a service club in Guam Are  breakdown of the dormitory plans shows that 12,000 spaces will be in new buildings the re habilitation of existing Perman ent construction will provide an other 2,500 and 8,800 will be air conditioned. New construction will provide 670 More Bachelor officer spaces and another 470 will get  by 1970 program involves accommodations for five time Sas Many men As in the current construction and reflects a trend Over the past four years of spend ing More Money to upgrade air Force officer and enlisted a  is important that we Al ways keep in mind that regardless of the sophistication of our military weapons systems peo ple Are still the key element o our military capability Carpenter said in a letter to major commanders recently. It is unto you to maintain recognition of this fact by emphasizing personnel facility requirements in military construction programs Only if we continue to secure the highest priorities for personnel projects can we Hope to continue our Progress in pro Viding a better life for our Mili tary people through  Nixon asks Senate to of a treaty continued from Page 1 have to propose legislation Deal National emergency making a Conte ing with strikes. Before plated trip to Europe soon Nix on will meet in Advance wit both democratic and Republican leaders from Congress and he will hold a similar session following his  president plans a series of reorganization efforts within government provided Congress extends expiring legislation giving him authority in that Field. Said Dirksen without getting into specifics there probably will be More reorganization plans in this administration than in any  seeking prompt consideration and positive action on the nonproliferation treaty Nixon said i believe that ratification of the treaty at this time would and Vance this administration s policy of negotiation rather than confrontation with the .s.r. I believe that the treaty can be an important step in our Endeavor to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and that it advances the purposes of our atoms for peace program which i have supported since  inception during president Eisenhower s  endorsed a commit ment by the Johnson administration to allow the International atomic Energy Agency to apply  safeguards to All nuclear activities in the United ates exclusive of those activities with direct National  acc seeks to ban to cigarette ads continued from Page 1 cigarette  acc s proposal to ban cigarette advertising on radio and television would have to be published in the Federal Regis Ter and could not take effect until a later  when the acc announces a proposed action i invites Public comment in the form of written briefs an frequently holds Public hearings before making a final decision. Tobacco companies depend primarily on television and radio for their advertising. In 1967, the most recent Yea for which figures were Avail Able $311.9 million was spent on cigarette advertising including $226.9 million for television commercials and $17.5 million for radio commercials. The warning Labelling no required on cigarette packs reads caution cigarette smoking May be hazardous to your  said the Law requiring the warning should be allowed to expire on june 30 to permit regulatory agencies S.C. As the acc to move to protect the Public  the acc told members of Congress it was proposing the ban now because it wanted to give Congress the fullest Post office. F continued from Page 1 re made for life and Blount said he had no intention of up getting this  the absence of congressional action Blount said the administration will submit Nomi nees chosen on the basis of it sown no politics decision. Nixon in his Brief remarks said parties out of Power nor Mally have been More Likely to recommend a departure from the postal patronage system an that when the party in office has the right to appoint Post masters it does not want to give up that  said that with the inauguration of a new Republican administration this is the time i believe to bite that  said his Surprise action re deemed a Campaign pledge Totake the Post office out of politics. Possible Opportunity to review  action. The proposal the acc said was in line with a 1968 report by the health education an welfare department and a recommendation by the Federal Trade commission that Adver Tising of cigarettes be banned. Moss said it had been prove that smoking caused chronic killing  he said the health Hazard first outlined in the surgeon general s report of1964 has been greatly rein forced by further research. Nor is the extent of to an radio advertising of cigarette smoking under question he said. It is intimate and effective and we do know that it Hasan Impact particularly on Young  f4ds open flying tour of nato Wiesbaden up . Air Force phantom Jet interceptor squadrons opened a Fly ing tour of nine nato countries wednesday. Twenty four f4d phantoms flew Frt m Span Dahlem an Hahn air bases to nato bases in Denmark Norway and Britain. Others of the 96 phantom flown from the United states to West Germany for the just concluded nato War games will visit bases in West Germany the Netherlands Belgium Italy Greece and Turkey. Safe officials Here said the visits were intended to familiar ize .-based aircrews with nato conditions and let them Exchange experience with other Allied air forces. Of the 24 phantoms that left wednesday from Span Dahlem and Hahn 12 flew to Aalborg and Karu in Denmark and six each to Luchers Scotland Andry Gge Norway. The chief executive also re stated the government s willing Ness to join other nations in pro Grams to Mak available to non nuclear countries potential benefits from peaceful applications of nuclear  payments under the feed Grain program were begun eight years ago to tide Farmers Over a period of Slack  said S.C. payments were particularly necessary this year because of the High inter est rates and limited credit that would face Farmers who might be forced to borrow Money inthe absence of Advance pay  president estimated his decision would add $168 Millionth spending in the fiscal year that ends june 30.he emphasized that Advance payments would be made on Yin 1969 but Dirksen suggested that the practice probably would be continued should tight credit conditions  and Ford gave no clue of the scope of the tax Revi Sions Nixon will urge in his forthcoming message. 4-Way talks okd b . Washington up the United states accepted wednes Day a French proposal for four Power talks at the United nations to seek effective Means to solve the Middle East situation. Secretary of state William  handed the . Reply to France s ambassador to Washngton Charles Lucet at a meet  department press officer Robert j. Mccloskey disclose that the reply on the f o u r Power proposal was Given Lucetta the meeting but declined to say what was in it until the ambassador had an Opportunity to communicate the message to Paris. 4-Star Marine Slot approved by committee by Perry Flippins a Washington Bureau Washington is hear Ings have concluded in the House armed services committee on motion that turned up in sonic of former Secretary of defens Clark m. Clifford s leftover legis  a letter to committee chair Man l. Mendel Rivers d-s.c.,Clifford proposed that the assist ant commandant of the Marin corps be authorized four Star rank so Long As the office is held by the present incumbent it. Gen. Lewis w. Walt. Amendment vote Drivers committee voted Al the conclusion of monday s hear Ings to accept Clifford s Mea sure but with one amendment thai the four Star standing for the assistant commandant be permanent rather than for Walt  said that his reason for wanting to authorize another four Star Slot in the Marino corps was  rapid growth Dur ing the Vietnam buildup. Com paring personnel strengths he said the corps had three Divi Sions and three air wings in mid-1964. Pour years later it had grown to four divisions three air wings and 307,000 men. Cur rent figures stand at 313,000men. Higher ratio during monday s testimony committee members were told the ratios in other services of full generals to men about 1-100,000. Even if the Marine corps gets another full general the ratio will still be substantially greater than the other services. Clifford told the congressmen in his letter that because of the growth and present involvement the corps second ranking officer should be a full general. He cite increased demands being placed on the corps the vice chief function to serve in the com mandant s absence and the four Star ranking of his counterparts in the other  giving any explanation Why Clifford Felt the ran should be limited to Walt the committee decided to accept most of what the former de Ense Secretary had proposed. Commons downgrades lords London a the House commons has voted approval in principle for a government Bill to trim the Powers and change the makeup of the House of lords parliament s upper chamber. The vote which Zut across party lines was 285 o 135. Rules on taking arms to . Continued from Page to permit from the Treasury department. Servicemen by comparison Are still Able to import with relatively fewer problems. If the Serviceman orders a .-made weapon from a pm or Rod handgun club and holds on to the receipts and invoices Legal difficulties Are minimized. He May bring it Back with him or ship it among his household goods but in either Case the supporting documents must accompany the firearm. Other regulations affecting the import of military surplus fire arms were expanded to include certain parts of the gun As prohibited items. Besides military firearms themselves weapon frames and receivers Are also forbidden to be imported. Less lethal parts of surplus military weapons May be brought in but Only with permits from the internal Revenue service . All foreign made firearm which Are acquired abroad regardless of How or where the were acquired must have  permits before they can com into the country legally. In Addi Tion All .-made firearm which were acquired outside pcs or Rod and gun clubs must have  permits. Even if the gun is .-Madeand purchased from an author Jed source the Pentagon say that the Serviceman May still need an  import permit. If for example the gun were Pur chased in the pm from a bulk ordered lot of firearms then an  import permit is , however the weapon is specifically ordered for the individual and he purchases u with receipts and invoices properly completed then he can bring it Back without a permit. To do so represents the supporting Docu ments to his commanding office who then signs a certified state ment that the owner acquire the gun legally and from authorized sources. This statement serves As clearance for customs officials in the .firearms in accompanied bag Gage but without supporting receipts or  permits will be detained at incoming custom Points until  form 8 fire arms can be prepared submitted and returned. For those guns which went overseas wit the Serviceman and Are now re turning he simply enters themon do 1252 customs declaration along with a statement from Licco that they Are his authorized personal  of any kind is prohibited from household goods or baggage. It must be packaged and shipped separately by sur face transportation. Documentation requirements however for ammunition Are the same As for firearms antique firearms roughly those of pre-1898 manufacture or replicas Are generally exempt from the provisions of the gun control act. Rally